buff-tip moth

noun

a large European moth, Phalera bucephala , having violet-brown buff-tipped forewings held at rest around the body so that it resembles a snapped-off twig

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Invitation, with the Emperor and the Empress, and the Buff-tip Moth writing the Cards.—2.